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SRI LANKA RECORDS 90% INCREASE IN FDIs IN Q1 2025

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has successfully increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by USD 96 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared with the same perio... Read More


MPs call for easier rural electrification payments

DODOMA, June 20 -- MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed satisfaction with the ongoing rural electrification programme and have urged the government to introduce a system that allows citizens to pay el... Read More


Banks revise Fixed Deposit rates: What it means for investors ?

New Delhi, June 20 -- Most banks have revised their fixed deposit interest rates, lowering them further after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate to 5.5% in its June monetary policy revi... Read More


How music discovery became predictable

New Delhi, June 20 -- If I could, I'd pay serious money to travel 20-something years back in time to experience Nirvana's ground-breaking album, Nevermind, for the very first time again. Having borrow... Read More


Endurance Technologies Ltd leads gainers in 'A' group

Mumbai, June 20 -- Fineotex Chemical Ltd, Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd, BEML Ltd and Power Finance Corporation Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 20 June 2025.Endurance Techno... Read More


44 VEHICLES REMOVED FROM HATTON-KANDY ROAD FOR DEFECTS

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- Forty-four vehicles, including both Sri Lanka Transport Board and private buses, were temporarily removed from service on the Hatton-Kandy main road yesterday (19). This action w... Read More


NBR nears FY25 goal with 83pc collection

Dhaka, June 20 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Tk 3,27,782 crore (Tk 3.28 trillion) in revenue during the first 11 months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, achieving 83.10 perce... Read More


Japan's free high school policy may provoke exodus from public schools

Dhaka, June 20 -- Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators and policy experts, who warn it could accelerate an exodu... Read More


Warning signs on climate flashing bright red

Dhaka, June 20 -- From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global warming, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thur... Read More


FDI slumps again, hits $1.27b in 2024

Dhaka, June 20 -- Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh fell by 13.2 percent to $1.27 billion in 2024, down from $1.47 billion in the previous year, marking the country's fourth consecutiv... Read More